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Elkhound, Norwegian Grey
- Norsk Elghund
- Grå Norsk Elghund
- Gray Norwegian Elkhound
- Small Grey Elk Dog
- Norwegian Moose Dog
- Harmaa norjanhirvikoira
- Norsk älghund, grå (gråhund)
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Data Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds. This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Finland: JTO: Jalostuksen tavoiteohjelma 2020-2024 Harmaa norjanhirvikoira
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Norway: Rasespesifikk avls strategi Norsk Elghund Grå
Health Information: https://elghundforbundet.no/neg-helse/
The Norwegian Elkhound is one of the ancient Northern Spitz-type breed of dog and is the National Dog of Norway. The Elkhound has served as a hunter, guardian, herder, and defender.
Source: Wikipedia
Links to Breed Descriptions
NKK: Norwegian Elkhound (grey)
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AKC Illustrated Standard: NEAA: https://neaa.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/NEAA-Illustrated-Guide-1-1.pdf
Other Names for Breed
Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: Norway
Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
Breed Standards
There are numerous breed standards. The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed. Three of the major international standards are:
Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance
| Norwegian Elkhound Grey: | 2006-2011 | 2011-2016 |
2. Norway: Norwegian KC Database: https://www.dogweb.no/dogweb/dw/openPage/hoved.html
3. Finland: Koiranet FKC Database: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=242
Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
Breeding Recommendations: https://elghundforbundet.no/neg-avlskriterier/
Breed Health Surveys:
The Kennel Club: Norwegian Elkhound Pedigree Breed Health Survey
Breed-Specific DNA Tests
Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Finland: Suomen harmaa hirvikoirajärjestö - Finska Jämt- och Gråhundklubben (SHHJ-FJK)
Norway: Norske elghundklubbers forbund
Norsk Elghund Grå
Sweden: Svenska Gråhundklubben
UK: The Norwegian Elkhound Club of Great Britain
US: The Norwegian Elkhound Association
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